Health department lifts health advisory for Valparaiso bayous

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Jul 15, 2013 at 12:01 AMJul 15, 2013 at 7:55 PM

FORT WALTON BEACH ó The health advisory for Lincoln Park remains in effect due to the recent sewage spill, but on Friday the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County lifted the advisory for the waters of Tomís Bayou and Boggy Bayou along Bayshore Drive in Valparaiso, which had also been affected.

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FORT WALTON BEACH ó The health advisory for Lincoln Park remains in effect due to the recent sewage spill, but on Friday the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County lifted the advisory for the waters of Tomís Bayou and Boggy Bayou along Bayshore Drive in Valparaiso, which had also been affected.

Sampling of Lincoln Park and other testing sites in the Healthy Beaches program resumed this week, with results reported upon receipt from the laboratory service.

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